Publications
Selected publications
- Bodily Integrity, Embodiment and the Regulation of Parental Choice (Journal article - 2017)
- What is special about the human body? (Journal article - 2015)
- No Pets Allowed? Companion Animals, Older People and Residential Care (Journal article - 2019)
- The new politics of male circumcision: HIV/AIDS, health law and social justice (Journal article - 2012)
- ‘They’ve probably had those animals for years – they are like family’: accommodating pets in care homes and their contribution to creating a sense of ‘home’ (Journal article - 2023)
- What's Law got to do with Good Science? (Journal article - 2019)
- Reconciling Autonomy and Beneficence in Treatment Decision-Making for Companion Animal Patients (Journal article - 2018)
2025
Warnock and its contested legacy in relation to donor conceived families: the case for regulatory reform.
Redhead, C. A. B., Barker, N., Fox, M., & Frith, L. (2025). Warnock and its contested legacy in relation to donor conceived families: the case for regulatory reform.. Human fertility (Cambridge, England), 28(1), 2493252. doi:10.1080/14647273.2025.2493252
Accelerating Animal Replacement: How Universities Can Lead - Results of a One-Day Expert Workshop in Zurich, Switzerland.
Deckha, M., Michel, M., Azilagbetor, D., Blattner, C., Cajiga Morales, R. M., Davies, G., . . . Zemanova, M. A. (2025). Accelerating Animal Replacement: How Universities Can Lead - Results of a One-Day Expert Workshop in Zurich, Switzerland.. Alternatives to laboratory animals : ATLA, 53(2), 106-118. doi:10.1177/02611929251317434
2024
Judging children's best interests: Centring bodily integrity
Fox, M., & Thomson, M. (2024). Judging children's best interests: Centring bodily integrity. Clinical Ethics. doi:10.1177/147775092412917
Update on the ethical, legal and technical challenges of translating xenotransplantation.
Thom, R., Ayares, D., Cooper, D. K. C., Dark, J., Fovargue, S., Fox, M., . . . Cronin, A. J. (2024). Update on the ethical, legal and technical challenges of translating xenotransplantation.. Journal of medical ethics, 50(9), 585-591. doi:10.1136/jme-2023-109298
Genital Modifications in Prepubescent Minors: When May Clinicians Ethically Proceed?
Brussels Collaboration on Bodily Integrity. (2024). Genital Modifications in Prepubescent Minors: When May Clinicians Ethically Proceed?. The American journal of bioethics : AJOB, 1-50. doi:10.1080/15265161.2024.2353823
Direct-to-consumer genetic testing and the changing landscape of gamete donor conception: key issues for practitioners and stakeholders
Fox, M., Frith, L., Gilman, L., Redhead, C., Hudson, N., McCallum, F., . . . Kirkman-Brown, J. (2023). Direct-to-consumer genetic testing and the changing landscape of gamete donor conception: key issues for practitioners and stakeholders. Reproductive Biomedicine Online. doi:10.1016/j.rbmo.2023.103421
2023
30th anniversary editorial: Reflecting on the past and paving the way for the future
Alghrani, A., Case, P., Fox, M., & Purshouse, C. (2023). 30th anniversary editorial: Reflecting on the past and paving the way for the future. Medical Law International, 23(4), 319-324. doi:10.1177/09685332231213229
‘They’ve probably had those animals for years – they are like family’: accommodating pets in care homes and their contribution to creating a sense of ‘home’
Fox, M., Toze, M., & Ray, M. (2023). ‘They’ve probably had those animals for years – they are like family’: accommodating pets in care homes and their contribution to creating a sense of ‘home’. Ageing and Society.
2022
Puppy Pandemic: Legal Regulation of Dog Rescues in the UK in the Wake of the Covid-19 Pandemic – A Social and Legal Studies Workshop
Fox, M., & Singh, S. (2022). Puppy Pandemic: Legal Regulation of Dog Rescues in the UK in the Wake of the Covid-19 Pandemic – A Social and Legal Studies Workshop. Retrieved from https://socialandlegalstudies.wordpress.com/
Defining Terms Used for Animals Working in Support Roles for People with Support Needs
Howell, T. J., Nieforth, L., Thomas-Pino, C., Samet, L., Agbonika, S., Cuevas-Pavincich, F., . . . Bennett, P. (2022). Defining Terms Used for Animals Working in Support Roles for People with Support Needs. ANIMALS, 12(15). doi:10.3390/ani12151975
O-219 Donor conception and Commercial Genomics: how are donor conceived people, their parents and donors using direct-to-consumer genetic testing?
Frith, L., Gilman, L., Redhead, C., Fox, M., Hudson, N., MacCallum, F., & Kirkham Brown, J. (2022). O-219 Donor conception and Commercial Genomics: how are donor conceived people, their parents and donors using direct-to-consumer genetic testing?. Human Reproduction, 37(Supplement_1). doi:10.1093/humrep/deac105.138
Donor conception and Commercial Genomics: how are donor conceived people, their parents and donors using direct-to-consumer genetic testing?
Frith, L., Gilman, L., Redhead, C., Fox, M., Hudson, N., MacCallum, F., & Brown, J. K. (2022). Donor conception and Commercial Genomics: how are donor conceived people, their parents and donors using direct-to-consumer genetic testing?. In HUMAN REPRODUCTION Vol. 37 (pp. I129-I130). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
2020
Embodied integrity, shaping surgeries, and the profoundly disabled child
Fox, M., Thomson, M., & Warburton, J. (2020). Embodied integrity, shaping surgeries, and the profoundly disabled child. In C. Dietz, M. Travis, & M. Thomson (Eds.), A Jurisprudence of the Body (pp. 338 pages). London: Palgrave Macmillan. Retrieved from https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783030421991
2019
No Pets Allowed? Companion Animals, Older People and Residential Care
Fox, M., & Ray, M. (2019). No Pets Allowed? Companion Animals, Older People and Residential Care. Medical Humanities, 45(2), 211-222. doi:10.1136/medhum-2019-011651
What's Law got to do with Good Science?
Turkmendag, I., Fox, M., Thompson, C., & Murphy, T. (2019). What's Law got to do with Good Science?. SOCIAL & LEGAL STUDIES, 28(3), 392-413. doi:10.1177/0964663919834173
2018
Non-therapeutic male genital cutting and harm: Law, policy and evidence from U.K. hospitals.
Fox, M., Thomson, M., & Warburton, J. (2018). Non-therapeutic male genital cutting and harm: Law, policy and evidence from U.K. hospitals.. Bioethics. doi:10.1111/bioe.12542
Reconciling Autonomy and Beneficence in Treatment Decision-Making for Companion Animal Patients
Gray, C., Fox, M., & Hobson-West, P. (2018). Reconciling Autonomy and Beneficence in Treatment Decision-Making for Companion Animal Patients. Liverpool Law Review, 39(1-2), 47-69. doi:10.1007/s10991-018-9211-4
In the Matter of an Application for Judicial Review by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (2015)
Fox, M., & McGuinness, S. (2018). In the Matter of an Application for Judicial Review by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (2015). In Women’s Legal Landmarks: Celebrating the History of Women and Law in the UK and Ireland (pp. 619-627).
2017
Bodily Integrity, Embodiment and the Regulation of Parental Choice
Fox, M., & Thomson, M. (2017). Bodily Integrity, Embodiment and the Regulation of Parental Choice. Journal of Law and Society, 44(4), 504-531. doi:10.1111/jols.12056
Barnes v Belfast City Council
Cooke, F., & Fox, M. (2017). Barnes v Belfast City Council. In Northern / Irish Feminist Judgments: Judges’ Troubles and the Gendered Politics of Identity (pp. 601-622).
2016
Ritual Male Circumcision in the United Kindom
Fox, M., Gibson, M., & Langlaude, S. (2016). Ritual Male Circumcision in the United Kindom. In V. Fortier (Ed.), La Circoncision Rituelle: Enjeux de Droit, Enjeux de Vérité (pp. 208-238). Strasbourg: Strasbourg University Press.
The body, bodies, embodiment: Feminist legal engagement with health
Fox, M., & Murphy, T. (2016). The body, bodies, embodiment: Feminist legal engagement with health. In Ashgate Research Companion to Feminist Legal Theory (pp. 249-265).
Inspiring a Medico-Legal Revolution
Ferguson, P. R., & Laurie, G. T. (2016). Inspiring a Medico-Legal Revolution. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315588797
Exposing harm: The erasure of animal bodies in healthcare law
Fox, M. (2016). Exposing harm: The erasure of animal bodies in healthcare law. In First do no Harm Law Ethics and Healthcare (pp. 543-559). doi:10.4324/9781315582450-42
Legislating Interspecies Embryos
Fox, M. (2016). Legislating Interspecies Embryos. In The Legal, Medical and Cultural Regulation of the Body: Transformation and Transgression (pp. 95-126). doi:10.4324/9781315556192-9
The science of muddling through: Categorising embryos
Fox, M., & McGuinness, S. (2016). The science of muddling through: Categorising embryos. In Pioneering Healthcare Law Essays in Honour of Margaret Brazier (pp. 199-210). doi:10.4324/9781315716107
2015
What is special about the human body?
Fox, M. (2015). What is special about the human body?. Law, Innovation and Technology, 7(2), 206-230. doi:10.1080/17579961.2015.1106106
What is special about the human body?
Fox, M. (2015). What is special about the human body?. Law, Innovation and Technology, 7(2), 206-230. doi:10.1080/17579961.2015.1106106
Legal regulation of new technologies: Re–thinking xenotechnologies in the twenty-first century
Fox, M. (2015). Legal regulation of new technologies: Re–thinking xenotechnologies in the twenty-first century. In Inspiring A Medico Legal Revolution Essays in Honour of Sheila Mclean (pp. 201-213).
2013
HIV/AIDS and male circumcision: Discourses of race and masculinity
Fox, M., & Thomson, M. (2013). HIV/AIDS and male circumcision: Discourses of race and masculinity. In Exploring Masculinities Feminist Legal Theory Reflections (pp. 97-113).
The body, bodies, embodiment: Feminist legal engagement with health
Fox, M., & Murphy, T. (2013). The body, bodies, embodiment: Feminist legal engagement with health. In Ashgate Research Companion to Feminist Legal Theory (pp. 249-265).
Realising social justice in public health law.
Fox, M., & Thomson, M. (2013). Realising social justice in public health law.. Medical law review, 21(2), 278-309. doi:10.1093/medlaw/fws036
Animal rights and wrongs: Medical ethics and the killing of non-human animals
Fox, M. (2013). Animal rights and wrongs: Medical ethics and the killing of non-human animals. In Death Rites: Law and Ethics at the End of Life (pp. 133-176). doi:10.4324/9780203981429-14
Death Rites
Lee, R. (2013). Death Rites. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9780203981429
2012
The case for decriminalising abortion in Northern Ireland
Marie, F. (2012). The case for decriminalising abortion in Northern Ireland. In Bioethics, Medicine and the Criminal Law (pp. 203-219). Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/cbo9781139177382.018
The new politics of male circumcision: HIV/AIDS, health law and social justice
Fox, M., & Thomson, M. (2012). The new politics of male circumcision: HIV/AIDS, health law and social justice. Legal Studies, 32(2), 255-281. doi:10.1111/j.1748-121x.2011.00218.x
2010
HIV/AIDS and circumcision: lost in translation.
Fox, M., & Thomson, M. (2010). HIV/AIDS and circumcision: lost in translation.. Journal of medical ethics, 36(12), 798-801. doi:10.1136/jme.2010.038695
Taking Dogs Seriously?
Fox, M. (2010). Taking Dogs Seriously?. Law, Culture and the Humanities, 6(1), 37-55. doi:10.1177/1743872109348990
Older Minors and Circumcision: Questioning the Limits of Religious Actions
Fox, M., & Thomson, M. (2010). Older Minors and Circumcision: Questioning the Limits of Religious Actions. In Genital Autonomy: (pp. 15-38). Springer Netherlands. doi:10.1007/978-90-481-9446-9_2
Sheffield City Council v. E
Barker, N., & Fox, M. (2010). Sheffield City Council v. E. In R. Hunter, C. McGlynn, & E. Rackley (Eds.), Feminist Judgments: From Theory to Practice (pp. 351-362). Hart.
2009
Legislating interspecies embryos
Fox, M. (2009). Legislating interspecies embryos. In Legal Medical and Cultural Regulation of the Body Transformation and Transgression (pp. 95-125).
Sexing the cherry: Fixing masculinity
Fox, M., & Thomson, M. (2009). Sexing the cherry: Fixing masculinity. In Somatechnics Queering the Technologisation of Bodies (pp. 107-125).
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008: Tinkering at the Margins
Fox, M. (2009). The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008: Tinkering at the Margins. Feminist Legal Studies, 17(3), 333-344. doi:10.1007/s10691-009-9129-2
FORESKIN IS A FEMINIST ISSUE
Fox, M., & Thomson, M. (2009). FORESKIN IS A FEMINIST ISSUE. Australian Feminist Studies, 24(60), 195-210. doi:10.1080/08164640902852415
The legal regulation of primate research.
Fox, M. (2009). The legal regulation of primate research.. The American journal of bioethics : AJOB, 9(5), 13-15. doi:10.1080/15265160902802610
2008
Exposing harm: The erasure of animal bodies in healthcare law
Fox, M. (2008). Exposing harm: The erasure of animal bodies in healthcare law. In First do no Harm Law Ethics and Healthcare (pp. 543-559).
Legal embodiment: analysing the body of healthcare law.
Fletcher, R., Fox, M., & McCandless, J. (2008). Legal embodiment: analysing the body of healthcare law.. Medical law review, 16(3), 321-345. doi:10.1093/medlaw/fwn017
Older Minors and Circumcision: Questioning the Limits of Religious Actions
Fox, M., & Thomson, M. (2008). Older Minors and Circumcision: Questioning the Limits of Religious Actions. Medical Law International, 9(4), 283-310. doi:10.1177/096853320800900402
2007
The Regulation of Xenotransplantation in the United Kingdom After UKXIRA: Legal and Ethical Issues
Williamson, L., Fox, M., & McLean, S. (2007). The Regulation of Xenotransplantation in the United Kingdom After UKXIRA: Legal and Ethical Issues. Journal of Law and Society, 34(4), 441-464. doi:10.1111/j.1467-6478.2007.00400.x
2006
Short changed? The law and ethics of male circumcision
Fox, M., & Thomson, M. (2006). Short changed? The law and ethics of male circumcision. In Children S Health and Children S Rights (pp. 161-182). doi:10.1163/ej.9789004148949.i-337
2005
A covenant with the status quo? Male circumcision and the new BMA guidance to doctors.
Fox, M., & Thomson, M. (2005). A covenant with the status quo? Male circumcision and the new BMA guidance to doctors.. Journal of medical ethics, 31(8), 463-469. doi:10.1136/jme.2004.009340
Short Changed? The Law and Ethics of Male Circumcision
Fox, M., & Thomson, M. (2005). Short Changed? The Law and Ethics of Male Circumcision. The International Journal of Children's Rights, 13(1-2), 161-182. doi:10.1163/1571818054545196
Reconfiguring the Animal/Human Boundary: The Impact of Xeno Technologies
Fox, M. (2005). Reconfiguring the Animal/Human Boundary: The Impact of Xeno Technologies. Liverpool Law Review, 26(2), 149-167. doi:10.1007/s10991-005-4841-8
2000
Pre-persons, commodities or cyborgs: the legal construction and representation of the embryo.
Fox, M. (2000). Pre-persons, commodities or cyborgs: the legal construction and representation of the embryo.. Health care analysis : HCA : journal of health philosophy and policy, 8(2), 171-188. doi:10.1023/a:1009406729739
Regulating human body parts and products.
Fox, M., & McHale, J. (2000). Regulating human body parts and products.. Health care analysis : HCA : journal of health philosophy and policy, 8(2), 83-86. doi:10.1023/a:1009498810174
1998
Xenotransplantation: the ethical and legal ramifications.
Fox, M., & McHale, J. (1998). Xenotransplantation: the ethical and legal ramifications.. Medical law review, 6(1), 42-61. doi:10.1093/medlaw/6.1.42
1997
In whose best interests?
Fox, M., & McHale, J. (1997). In whose best interests?. The Modern law review, 60(5), 700-709. doi:10.1111/1468-2230.00109
1996
Telling Stories of Women Who Kill
Bell, C., & Fox, M. (1996). Telling Stories of Women Who Kill. Social & Legal Studies, 5(4), 471-494. doi:10.1177/096466399600500402
1992
Irish abortion: seeking refuge in a jurisprudence of doubt and delegation.
Fox, M., & Murphy, T. (1992). Irish abortion: seeking refuge in a jurisprudence of doubt and delegation.. Journal of law and society, 19(4), 454-466. doi:10.2307/1410064